Nyire Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nyire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda301:1,301,30950,636
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Nyire (10) may also be a first name.

Nyire Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nyire Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Nyire is most common in Uganda. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyire? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,436,415th most numerous family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. The last name Nyire occurs predominantly in Africa, where 65 percent of Nyire reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 48 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent forename internationally, borne by 10 people.

The surname is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 1,301,309. In Uganda Nyire is most frequent in: Mayuge District, where 40 percent are found, Kayunga District, where 20 percent are found and Bugiri District, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Uganda Nyire occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 15 percent are found.

Nyire Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nyire last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Nyire earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.08% more than the national average, earning $47,067 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyiret912/
Nyires912/
Nyiere911/
Nyirer911/
Nyirehe831/
Nnyiore831/
Nyiri803,256/
Niere802,994/
Nyere801,597/
Nhire801,331/
Njire80246/
Nyira80163/
Nyiry8070/
Niire804/
Niyre802/
Nière801/
Nieres73802/
Nhyira73767/
Nierer73204/
Nierre7386/
Nierez7378/
Nihire7344/
Gnoire7320/
Gniere7315/
Nyiera7314/
Nyirit7314/
Ngiire735/
Ngeire735/
Nyiori733/
Nyiroi732/
Nyerep732/
N'Yere731/
Nhiere731/
Nierze731/
Nyereh731/
Nyieri731/
Nyirai731/
Nihere731/
Nyerie731/
N'Yira731/
Nières731/
Niiere731/
Nierie731/
Nyerei731/
Nietre730/
Nyitray67503/
Nyiraha6723/
Nierres672/
Nyaeira671/
Nyiraja671/
Nayjiri671/
Naayira671/
Nietret671/
Nietres671/
Nyithry671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nyire
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